Zu An frowned. “I could’ve just bought a place with my own money if you didn’t have any vacant buildings. Why did you have to seize someone else’s place like this?”

“Do you think that you can buy a house in the capital just because you have money?” said Zhuxie Chixin indifferently.

Zu An snorted. What, is there a bloody lottery system for this too?

“Even if you can’t buy one, couldn’t I just live in an inn? I really can’t stomach this sort of killing.”

“You are an Embroidered Envoy, and the crown prince’s secretary as well. It would be a huge scandal if we made you live in an inn, and it would be terribly damaging for the reputation of the imperial court,” Zhuxie Chixin said with an angry huff. However, he continued, “There’s no need for you to fret. The master of this clan was shown the emperor’s favor, but he proved disloyal, double-crossing His Majesty and colluding with the Devil Sect. This is the fate they deserve.”

Zu An fell silent. Even though he understood the rationale behind it, he had come from a civilized world....